diff --git a/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts b/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
index 1ad19588a212..3f2fbc139791 100644
--- a/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
@@ -188,16 +188,13 @@ export class ViteNodeRunner {
 
     if (!mod.importers)
       mod.importers = new Set()
-
-    const isCircular = mod.importers.has(importee)
-
     if (importee)
       mod.importers.add(importee)
 
     const getStack = () => `stack:\n${[...callstack, fsPath].reverse().map(p => `  - ${p}`).join('\n')}`
 
     // check circular dependency
-    if (isCircular || callstack.includes(fsPath) || callstack.some(c => this.moduleCache.get(c).importers?.has(fsPath))) {
+    if (callstack.includes(fsPath) || callstack.some(c => this.moduleCache.get(c).importers?.has(fsPath))) {
       if (mod.exports)
         return mod.exports
     }